SONG LYRICS

A Smile Will Take You Far

Lyrics & music by Johan Christher Schütz

After allSometimes you need to go away to come homeI know, fear can be goodBut it traps us in a safety zoneWe all need to step outside the boxFrom time to timeAs long as you don't worryDon't worryThe world is yours to climb

I can sayI went a long long way to come this farAt last, it's like a dreamI can only thank my lucky starWe all need to break outside ourselvesTo heal the scarsAs long as you don't worryDon't worryA smile will take you far

Ooh-ooh ooh-oohOoh-ooh ooh-oohOoh-oohBe proud of who you areDon't worry, don't worryA smile will take you far

Another day, the sun is rising Slowly warming up the roomAnother morning in your armsAnother day togetherI just want to stay here with youI just want to stay ...

All I knowIs that it took me more than thirty yearsTo find my way back homeAnd to disarm myself of secret fearsWe all need to step outside ourselvesTo heal the scarsAs long as you don't worryDon't worryA smile will take you farDon't worry, don't worryA smile will take you far

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About J.C. Schütz

Johan Christher Schütz is a Swedish songwriter and composer writing for musical theatre. His songs have been covered by singers from four different continents.
He released his first solo album Passion in 2004, which immediately became an indie bestseller in Japan.

During October 2011, his song Slow Down was the most played foreign song on Japanese radio.

He premiered his first musical Tivolisaga (Carnival Tale) in Sweden in 2013, written in collaboration with director Johan Pettersson.

In 2016 he was admitted to the BML workshop in London, aimed at nurturing and developing new British musical theatre writing.

In 2017 he received the Löf Foundation Culture Award.

In February 2018, new musical 'Colette' was showcased in the West-End at Crazy Coqs, with music by Schütz, and lyrics by Rachel Dawick and Danusia Iwaszko, written during the BML workshop.